6-letter words with N as the 2nd letter

6-letter words with N as the 2nd letter number 932 across the covered tournament dictionaries.

932 wordsTop pick ENOUGHHighest score SNAZZY 27

128 of 932 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A is the most common 2nd letter in 6-letter words (4,000 words); J is the rarest (17). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 128 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 128 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 932

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

ANABAS₈
ANADEM₉
ANAGEN₇
ANALLY₉
ANALOG₇
ANANAS₆
ANANDA₇
ANANKE₁₀
ANARCH₁₁
ANATAS₆
ANATTA₆
ANATTO₆
ANBURY₁₁
ANCHOR₁₁
ANCHOS₁₁
ANCILE₈
ANCLES₈
ANCOME₁₀
ANCONE₈
ANCORA₈
ANDROS₇
ANEARS₆
ANEATH₉
ANELED₇
ANELES₆
ANEMIA₈
ANEMIC₁₀
ANENST₆
ANERGY₁₀
ANERLY₉
ANETIC₈
ANGARY₁₀
ANGELS₇
ANGERS₇
ANGICO₉
ANGINA₇
ANGLED₈
ANGLER₇
ANGLES₇
ANGLOS₇
ANGOLA₇
ANGORA₇
ANGSTS₇
ANGSTY₁₀
ANICCA₁₀
ANICUT₈
ANIGHT₁₀
ANILIN₆
ANIMAL₈
ANIMAS₈
ANIMES₈
ANIMIS₈
ANIMUS₈
ANIONS₆
ANISES₆
ANISIC₈
ANKERS₁₀
ANKLED₁₁
ANKLES₁₀
ANKLET₁₀
ANKUSH₁₃
ANLACE₈
ANLAGE₇
ANNALS₆
ANNATS₆
ANNEAL₆
ANNEXE₁₃
ANNONA₆
ANNOYS₉
ANNUAL₆
ANNULI₆
ANNULS₆
ANODAL₇
ANODES₇
ANODIC₉
ANOINT₆
ANOLES₆
ANOMIC₁₀
ANOMIE₈
ANONYM₁₁
ANOPIA₈
ANORAK₁₀
ANOUGH₁₀
ANOXIA₁₃
ANOXIC₁₅
ANSATE₆
ANSATZ₁₅
ANSWER₉
ANTARA₆
ANTARS₆
ANTEED₇
ANTHEM₁₁
ANTHER₉
ANTHRO₉
ANTIAR₆
ANTICK₁₂
ANTICS₈
ANTIFA₉
ANTING₇
ANTLER₆
ANTLIA₆
ANTRAL₆
ANTRES₆
ANTRUM₈
ANURAL₆
ANURAN₆
ANURIA₆
ANURIC₈
ANUSES₆
ANVILS₉
ANYHOW₁₅
ANYONE₉
ANYONS₉
ANYWAY₁₅
CNEMIS₁₀
CNIDAE₉
ENABLE₈
ENACTS₈
ENAMEL₈
ENAMOR₈
ENARCH₁₁
ENARMS₈
ENATES₆
ENATIC₈
ENCAGE₉
ENCALM₁₀
ENCAMP₁₂
ENCASE₈
ENCASH₁₁
ENCAVE₁₁
ENCINA₈
ENCODE₉
ENCORE₈
ENCYST₁₁
ENDART₇
ENDASH₁₀
ENDCAP₁₁
ENDEAR₇
ENDERS₇
ENDEWS₁₀
ENDING₈
ENDITE₇
ENDIVE₁₀
ENDOSS₇
ENDOWS₁₀
ENDRIN₇
ENDUED₈
ENDUES₇
ENDURE₇
ENDURO₇
ENEMAS₈
ENERGY₁₀
ENERVE₉
ENEWED₁₀
ENFACE₁₁
ENFANT₉
ENFIRE₉
ENFOLD₁₀
ENFORM₁₁
ENFREE₉
ENGAGE₈
ENGAOL₇
ENGILD₈
ENGILT₇
ENGINE₇
ENGIRD₈
ENGIRT₇
ENGLUT₇
ENGOBE₉
ENGORE₇
ENGRAM₉
ENGULF₁₀
ENHALO₉
ENIACS₈
ENIGMA₉
ENISLE₆
ENJAMB₁₇
ENJOIN₁₃
ENJOYS₁₆
ENLACE₈
ENLARD₇
ENLEVE₉
ENLINK₁₀
ENLIST₆
ENLOCK₁₂
ENMESH₁₁
ENMEWS₁₁
ENMITY₁₁
ENMOVE₁₁
ENNAGE₇
ENNEAD₇
ENNOGS₇
ENNUIS₆
ENNUYE₉
ENODAL₇
ENOKIS₁₀
ENOLIC₈
ENOSES₆
ENOSIS₆
ENOUGH₁₀
ENRACE₈
ENRAGE₇
ENRANK₁₀
ENRAPT₈
ENRICH₁₁
ENRING₇
ENROBE₈
ENROLL₆
ENROLS₆
ENROOT₆
ENSATE₆
ENSEAL₆
ENSEAM₈
ENSEAR₆
ENSERF₉
ENSEWS₉
ENSIGN₇
ENSILE₆
ENSOUL₆
ENSUED₇
ENSUES₆
ENSURE₆
ENTAIL₆
ENTAME₈
ENTERA₆
ENTERS₆
ENTETE₆
ENTICE₈
ENTIRE₆
ENTITY₉
ENTOIL₆
ENTOMB₁₀
ENTRAP₈
ENTREE₆
ENTREZ₁₅
ENURED₇
ENURES₆
ENVIED₁₀
ENVIER₉
ENVIES₉
ENVIRO₉
ENVOIS₉
ENVOYS₁₂
ENWALL₉
ENWIND₁₀
ENWOMB₁₃
ENWRAP₁₁
ENZIAN₁₅
ENZONE₁₅
ENZYME₂₀
ENZYMS₂₀
GNAMMA₁₁
GNARLS₇
GNARLY₁₀
GNARRS₇
GNATTY₁₀
GNAWED₁₁
GNAWER₁₀
GNEISS₇
GNETUM₉
GNOMAE₉
GNOMES₉
GNOMIC₁₁
GNOMON₉
GNOSES₇
GNOSIS₇
INANER₆
INANES₆
INANGA₇
INARCH₁₁
INARMS₈
INBENT₈
INBORN₈
INBRED₉
INCAGE₉
INCANT₈
INCASE₈
INCAVE₁₁
INCAVI₁₁
INCAVO₁₁
INCEDE₉
INCELS₈
INCENT₈
INCEPT₁₀
INCEST₈
INCHED₁₂
INCHER₁₁
INCHES₁₁
INCISE₈
INCITE₈
INCLES₈
INCLIP₁₀
INCOGS₉
INCOME₁₀
INCONY₁₁
INCUBI₁₀
INCULT₈
INCURS₈
INCUSE₈
INDABA₉
INDART₇
INDEED₈
INDENE₇
INDENT₇
INDEWS₁₀
INDICT₉
INDIES₇
INDIGN₈
INDIGO₈
INDITE₇
INDIUM₉
INDOLE₇
INDOLS₇
INDOOR₇
INDOWS₁₀
INDRIS₇
INDUCE₉
INDUCT₉
INDUED₈
INDUES₇
INDULT₇
INDUNA₇
INERTS₆
INFALL₉
INFAME₁₁
INFAMY₁₄
INFANT₉
INFARE₉
INFECT₁₁
INFEED₁₀
INFEFT₁₂
INFELT₉
INFERE₉
INFERS₉
INFEST₉
INFILL₉
INFIMA₁₁
INFIRM₁₁
INFLOW₁₂
INFLUX₁₆
INFOLD₁₀
INFORM₁₁
INFULA₉
INFUSE₉
INGANS₇
INGATE₇
INGENU₇
INGEST₇
INGINE₇
INGLES₇
INGOES₇
INGOTS₇
INGRAM₉
INGRUM₉
INGULF₁₀
INHALE₉
INHAUL₉
INHERE₉
INHOOP₁₁
INHUME₁₁
INIONS₆
INISLE₆
INJECT₁₅
INJERA₁₃
INJURE₁₃
INJURY₁₆
INKERS₁₀
INKIER₁₀
INKING₁₁
INKJET₁₇
INKLED₁₁
INKLES₁₀
INKPOT₁₂
INLACE₈
INLAID₇
INLAND₇
INLAYS₉
INLETS₆
INLIER₆
INLOCK₁₂
INMATE₈
INMESH₁₁
INMOST₈
INNAGE₇
INNATE₆
INNERS₆
INNIES₆
INNING₇
INORBS₈
INPOUR₈
INPUTS₈
INROAD₇
INRUNS₆
INRUSH₉
INSANE₆
INSEAM₈
INSECT₈
INSEEM₈
INSERT₆
INSETS₆
INSHIP₁₁
INSIDE₇
INSIST₆
INSOLE₆
INSOUL₆
INSPAN₈
INSPOS₈
INSTAL₆
INSTAR₆
INSTEP₈
INSTIL₆
INSULA₆
INSULT₆
INSURE₆
INTACT₈
INTAKE₁₀
INTELS₆
INTEND₇
INTENT₆
INTERN₆
INTERS₆
INTIMA₈
INTIME₈
INTINE₆
INTIRE₆
INTOED₇
INTOMB₁₀
INTONE₆
INTORT₆
INTOWN₉
INTRON₆
INTROS₆
INTUIT₆
INTURN₆
INTUSE₆
INULAS₆
INULIN₆
INURED₇
INURES₆
INURNS₆
INVADE₁₀
INVARS₉
INVENT₉
INVERT₉
INVEST₉
INVITE₉
INVOKE₁₃
INWALL₉
INWARD₁₀
INWICK₁₅
INWIND₁₀
INWITH₁₂
INWITS₉
INWORK₁₃
INWORN₉
INWOVE₁₂
INWRAP₁₁
INYALA₉
JNANAS₁₃
KNACKS₁₆
KNACKY₁₉
KNAGGY₁₅
KNARLS₁₀
KNARLY₁₃
KNARRY₁₃
KNAURS₁₀
KNAVES₁₃
KNAWEL₁₃
KNAWES₁₃
KNEADS₁₁
KNEELS₁₀
KNELLS₁₀
KNICKS₁₆
KNIFED₁₄
KNIFER₁₃
KNIFES₁₃
KNIGHT₁₄
KNITCH₁₅
KNIVED₁₄
KNIVES₁₃
KNOBBY₁₇
KNOCKS₁₆
KNOLLS₁₀
KNOLLY₁₃
KNOSPS₁₂
KNOTTY₁₃
KNOUTS₁₀
KNOWER₁₃
KNOWES₁₃
KNOWNS₁₃
KNUBBY₁₇
KNURLS₁₀
KNURLY₁₃
KNURRS₁₀
MNEMES₁₀
MNEMIC₁₂
MNEMON₁₀
ONAGER₇
ONAGRI₇
ONBEAT₈
ONCERS₈
ONCOME₁₀
ONCOST₈
ONDINE₇
ONDING₈
ONESIE₆
ONEYER₉
ONEYRE₉
ONFALL₉
ONFLOW₁₂
ONIONS₆
ONIONY₉
ONIRIC₈
ONIUMS₈
ONLAYS₉
ONLINE₆
ONLOAD₇
ONNING₇
ONRUSH₉
ONSETS₆
ONSIDE₇
ONUSES₆
ONWARD₁₀
ONYCHA₁₄
ONYXES₁₆
PNEUMA₁₀
SNACKS₁₂
SNACKY₁₅
SNAFUS₉
SNAGGY₁₁
SNAILS₆
SNAILY₉
SNAKED₁₁
SNAKES₁₀
SNAKEY₁₃
SNAPPY₁₃
SNARED₇
SNARER₆
SNARES₆
SNARFS₉
SNARKS₁₀
SNARKY₁₃
SNARLS₆
SNARLY₉
SNASTE₆
SNATCH₁₁
SNATHE₉
SNATHS₉
SNAWED₁₀
SNAZZY₂₇
SNEADS₇
SNEAKS₁₀
SNEAKY₁₃
SNEAPS₈
SNEATH₉
SNEBBE₁₀
SNECKS₁₂
SNEERS₆
SNEERY₉
SNEESH₉
SNEEZE₁₅
SNEEZY₁₈
SNELLS₆
SNELLY₉
SNICKS₁₂
SNIDED₈
SNIDER₇
SNIDES₇
SNIDEY₁₀
SNIFFS₁₂
SNIFFY₁₅
SNIFTS₉
SNIFTY₁₂
SNIPED₉
SNIPER₈
SNIPES₈
SNIPPY₁₃
SNIRTS₆
SNITCH₁₁
SNITTY₉
SNIVEL₉
SNOBBY₁₃
SNOEKS₁₀
SNOKED₁₁
SNOKES₁₀
SNOODS₇
SNOOKS₁₀
SNOOLS₆
SNOOPS₈
SNOOPY₁₁
SNOOSE₆
SNOOTS₆
SNOOTY₉
SNOOZE₁₅
SNOOZY₁₈
SNORED₇
SNORER₆
SNORES₆
SNORTS₆
SNORTY₉
SNOTTY₉
SNOUTS₆
SNOUTY₉
SNOWED₁₀
SNOWKS₁₃
SNUBBE₁₀
SNUBBY₁₃
SNUDGE₈
SNUFFS₁₂
SNUFFY₁₅
SNUGLY₁₀
UNABLE₈
UNAGED₈
UNAKIN₁₀
UNARMS₈
UNAWED₁₀
UNAXED₁₄
UNBAGS₉
UNBALE₈
UNBANS₈
UNBARE₈
UNBARK₁₂
UNBARS₈
UNBEAR₈
UNBEDS₉
UNBEEN₈
UNBELT₈
UNBEND₉
UNBENT₈
UNBIAS₈
UNBIND₉
UNBITT₈
UNBOLT₈
UNBONE₈
UNBOOT₈
UNBORE₈
UNBORN₈
UNBRED₉
UNBURY₁₁
UNBUSY₁₁
UNCAGE₉
UNCAKE₁₂
UNCAPE₁₀
UNCAPS₁₀
UNCART₈
UNCASE₈
UNCAST₈
UNCATE₈
UNCHIC₁₃
UNCIAE₈
UNCIAL₈
UNCINI₈
UNCLAD₉
UNCLED₉
UNCLES₈
UNCLEW₁₁
UNCLIP₁₀
UNCLOG₉
UNCOCK₁₄
UNCOER₈
UNCOES₈
UNCOIL₈
UNCOLT₈
UNCOOL₈
UNCOPE₁₀
UNCORD₉
UNCORK₁₂
UNCOWL₁₁
UNCUFF₁₄
UNCURB₁₀
UNCURL₈
UNCUTE₈
UNDAMS₉
UNDATE₇
UNDEAD₈
UNDEAF₁₀
UNDEAR₇
UNDECK₁₃
UNDERN₇
UNDIES₇
UNDINE₇
UNDOCK₁₃
UNDOER₇
UNDOES₇
UNDONE₇
UNDRAW₁₀
UNDREW₁₀
UNDULY₁₀
UNDYED₁₁
UNEASE₆
UNEASY₉
UNEATH₉
UNEDGE₈
UNEVEN₉
UNEYED₁₀
UNFACT₁₁
UNFAIR₉
UNFEED₁₀
UNFELT₉
UNFINE₉
UNFIRM₁₁
UNFITS₉
UNFIXT₁₆
UNFOLD₁₀
UNFOND₁₀
UNFOOL₉
UNFORM₁₁
UNFREE₉
UNFURL₉
UNGAGS₈
UNGAIN₇
UNGEAR₇
UNGETS₇
UNGILD₈
UNGILT₇
UNGIRD₈
UNGIRT₇
UNGLAD₈
UNGLUE₇
UNGODS₈
UNGORD₈
UNGOWN₁₀
UNGUAL₇
UNGUES₇
UNGUIS₇
UNGULA₇
UNGUMS₉
UNGYVE₁₃
UNHAIR₉
UNHAND₁₀
UNHANG₁₀
UNHASP₁₁
UNHATS₉
UNHEAD₁₀
UNHEAL₉
UNHELE₉
UNHELM₁₁
UNHEWN₁₂
UNHIVE₁₂
UNHOLY₁₂
UNHOOD₁₀
UNHOOK₁₃
UNHOOP₁₁
UNHUNG₁₀
UNHURT₉
UNHUSK₁₃
UNICED₉
UNICOM₁₀
UNICUM₁₀
UNIFIC₁₁
UNIONS₆
UNIPED₉
UNIPOD₉
UNIQUE₁₅
UNISEX₁₃
UNISON₆
UNITAL₆
UNITED₇
UNITER₆
UNITES₆
UNJAMS₁₅
UNJUST₁₃
UNKEND₁₁
UNKENT₁₀
UNKEPT₁₂
UNKIND₁₁
UNKING₁₁
UNKINK₁₄
UNKISS₁₀
UNKNIT₁₀
UNKNOT₁₀
UNLACE₈
UNLADE₇
UNLAID₇
UNLASH₉
UNLAST₆
UNLAWS₉
UNLAYS₉
UNLEAD₇
UNLEAL₆
UNLESS₆
UNLICH₁₁
UNLIDS₇
UNLIKE₁₀
UNLIME₈
UNLINE₆
UNLINK₁₀
UNLIVE₉
UNLOAD₇
UNLOCK₁₂
UNLORD₇
UNLOST₆
UNLOVE₉
UNMADE₉
UNMAKE₁₂
UNMANS₈
UNMARD₉
UNMASK₁₂
UNMEEK₁₂
UNMEET₈
UNMESH₁₁
UNMEWS₁₁
UNMIRY₁₁
UNMIXT₁₅
UNMOLD₉
UNMOOR₈
UNMOWN₁₁
UNMUTE₈
UNNAIL₆
UNNEST₆
UNOPEN₈
UNOWED₁₀
UNPACK₁₄
UNPAID₉
UNPAIR₈
UNPAYS₁₁
UNPEGS₉
UNPENS₈
UNPENT₈
UNPICK₁₄
UNPILE₈
UNPINS₈
UNPLUG₉
UNPOPE₁₀
UNPRAY₁₁
UNPROP₁₀
UNPURE₈
UNRAKE₁₀
UNREAD₇
UNREAL₆
UNREDY₁₀
UNREEL₆
UNREIN₆
UNRENT₆
UNREST₆
UNRIGS₇
UNRIPE₈
UNRIPS₈
UNROBE₈
UNROLL₆
UNROOF₉
UNROOT₆
UNROPE₈
UNROVE₉
UNRUDE₇
UNRULE₆
UNRULY₉
UNSAFE₉
UNSAID₇
UNSAWN₉
UNSAYS₉
UNSEAL₆
UNSEAM₈
UNSEAT₆
UNSEEL₆
UNSEEN₆
UNSEES₆
UNSELF₉
UNSELL₆
UNSENT₆
UNSETS₆
UNSEWN₉
UNSEWS₉
UNSEXY₁₆
UNSHED₁₀
UNSHIP₁₁
UNSHOD₁₀
UNSHOE₉
UNSHOT₉
UNSHUT₉
UNSNAG₇
UNSNAP₈
UNSOFT₉
UNSOLD₇
UNSOUL₆
UNSOWN₉
UNSPAR₈
UNSPED₉
UNSPUN₈
UNSTEP₈
UNSTOP₈
UNSTOW₉
UNSUBS₈
UNSUIT₆
UNSUNG₇
UNSUNK₁₀
UNSURE₆
UNTACK₁₂
UNTAME₈
UNTEAM₈
UNTENT₆
UNTHAW₁₂
UNTIDY₁₀
UNTIED₇
UNTIES₆
UNTILE₆
UNTINS₆
UNTOLD₇
UNTOMB₁₀
UNTORN₆
UNTRIM₈
UNTROD₇
UNTRUE₆
UNTUCK₁₂
UNTUNE₆
UNTURF₉
UNTURN₆
UNUSED₇
UNVAIL₉
UNVEIL₉
UNVEXT₁₆
UNWARE₉
UNWARY₁₂
UNWEAL₉
UNWELL₉
UNWEPT₁₁
UNWILL₉
UNWIND₁₀
UNWIRE₉
UNWISE₉
UNWISH₁₂
UNWIST₉
UNWITS₉
UNWIVE₁₂
UNWONT₉
UNWORK₁₃
UNWORN₉
UNWOVE₁₂
UNWRAP₁₁
UNYOKE₁₃
UNZIPS₁₇
YNAMBU₁₃

Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 1st letter is U.

1st letter

U34%
I21%
E14%

3rd letter

4th letter

O15%
A14%
E14%

5th letter

E15%
R10%
L9%

6th letter

S23%
E17%
D10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SNAZZY tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 155 words
7 points: 127 words
88 points: 159 words
9 points: 169 words
1010 points: 116 words
11 points: 74 words
1212 points: 38 words
13 points: 43 words
1414 points: 11 words
15 points: 19 words
1616 points: 10 words
17 points: 5 words
1818 points: 2 words
19 points: 1 words
2020 points: 2 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 0 words
27 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SNAZZY	27	27	All three
ENZYME	20	21	All three
ENZYMS	20	21	All three
KNACKY	19	20	Collins only
SNEEZY	18	18	All three
SNOOZY	18	18	All three
INKJET	17	20	All three
UNZIPS	17	20	All three
KNOBBY	17	19	All three
ENJAMB	17	22	Collins · NWL
KNUBBY	17	20	All three
INJURY	16	19	All three

This pattern includes familiar words such as enough, anyone, energy, inside, and answer, alongside less common game entries. The first letter narrows the search quickly: U leads by a wide margin, while I is a distant second. Only 128 matches fall among the most common English words, so expect plenty of unfamiliar options.

6-letter words with N as the 2nd letter at a glance

There are 932 matches, and 128 rank among the most common English words.
U begins 320 matches; I begins 192, the next-largest group.
The average tile score is 9, but SNazzy reaches 27 points.
The count rises from 345 five-letter matches to 1,635 seven-letter matches.

Which letters start these six-letter words?

U is the clear leader, with 320 words; I follows at 192. E contributes 135, A has 114, and S adds 85. Together, those five starting letters account for most of the pattern, so check them first when a puzzle fixes N in the second slot.

Everyday options include united, unless, unique, income, annual, and animal. The 128 common entries are a small slice of the 932 total, so a strict everyday-word filter will miss many playable possibilities. Try the known first and last letters before reaching for an obscure candidate.

Which N-second words score the most?

SNAZZY scores 27 points, the top score among these matches. ENZYME and ENZYMS each score 20, while KNACKY scores 19. The high scorers lean on Z, J, and other valuable tiles; a familiar word is not automatically the strongest board play.

The 932 total counts words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, not a promise that every game accepts every entry. Collins includes 910 matches; NWL2023 includes 676, and ENABLE includes 617.

Those totals overlap, so do not add them together. Dictionary choice matters as much as the pattern when you play. Check the list before a match.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have N in the second position?

There are 932 six-letter words with N in the second position across the covered tournament dictionaries. The total includes entries from Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, with overlap between those dictionaries. Only 128 of the matches rank among the most common English words.

Which starting letter appears most often in this pattern?

U is the most common first letter, beginning 320 of the matches. I ranks second with 192, followed by E with 135. Familiar examples beginning with U include united, unless, unique, and unable.

What is the highest-scoring six-letter word with N second?

SNAZZY is the highest-scoring match at 27 points. ENZYME and ENZYMS each score 20, with KNACKY next at 19. These are tile scores before any board-square bonuses, and your game's dictionary determines which entries it accepts.

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